Marian tells us her story: “Thanks to all of you, life rewards us with a thousand happy moments each day”.
Today in our Real Stories section we have a new patient testimony to share with you. This is the story of María Ángeles, one of our “Gutenberg Mums” who we were fortunate enough to meet and help make her dream come true, twice! Today she has a beautiful three-year-old boy and a new-born at home, and she’s here to tell us her story.
Thank you so much, Marian! Thank you for telling us about your fertility journey and your experience with assisted reproduction in Spain at our clinic.
Here you have Marian’s story!
Tell us how you heard about URE Centro Gutenberg.
We heard about Gutenberg Clinic by chance. Some of our family went there and recommended you to us. So we decided to go to the initial visit and just see. It was definitely the best decision we could have made.
After your first appointment with us, what made you choose URE Centro Gutenberg to become a mother?
Following our initial visit we were feeling really positive about the clinic. We were sure that we had found the perfect place for us. They treated us so well that we left the first appointment feeling extremely excited and very eager to try. They recharged our batteries! At that point we already felt one step closer to making our dreams come true.
Explain to future moms what doubts you first had about receiving assisted reproduction treatment.
We had been trying to conceive for quite some time, but we hadn’t been successful. We did naturally get pregnant once, but it ended in a miscarriage and after that we weren’t able to conceive again. We had lots of questions and felt really uncertain. We were afraid it was never going to happen for us.
What type of fertility treatment did the medical team recommend in your case? Artificial Insemination? In Vitro Fertilisation?
After both undergoing lots of testing, they advised that the best plan in our case would be in vitro fertilisation. This was due to the fact that both of us had fertility issues.
What fears did you have and how did you overcome them? How did you feel during treatment?
The truth is that we already had lots of fears even before going to the clinic. I had wanted to be a mom since I was a little girl. It was my big dream. A dream that I wasn’t sure was ever going to come true for me. As time went by, the long-awaited positive pregnancy test never arrived, and when that uncertainty sprouts in your mind it’s hard to overcome it sometimes.
But after speaking with the clinic and seeing how well they explained everything to us, we felt calm and had peace of mind. Everything came down to putting ourselves in their hands and trusting that everything would go well.
Something we really liked about the clinic was that they didn’t explain things to us through rose-coloured glasses. They always warned us about all of the possible outcomes, while at the same time explaining other alternatives. So sometimes you feel like a door has closed for you, but they open a window and that lets you breathe again.
What advice would you give to other women and couples who are considering fertility treatment?
-Our advice to other couples who are considering fertility treatment is to not think about it too much.
Collect your strength, get excited and trust what the professionals are telling you. Let them advise you and guide you through the process.
And, most importantly, never lose hope. Those of us who have had to deal with infertility know what a long road it is, and sometimes it seems like the end is nowhere in sight. It’s a journey with lots of obstacles, but we have to understand that if we’re in the right hands the road won’t be as long, and if we’re guided by the right people then everything will be that much easier.
Not everything always turns out the way we want, and things don’t always happen as quickly as we had hoped for, but the reward at the end of this long, difficult journey ‑believe me- is worth it.
We will forever be grateful to this amazing team of professionals and, most importantly, grateful for the personal warmth we received from the team. Thanks to them our dream has come true twice. Thanks to them every corner of our home is filled with mischievous little smiles. Thanks to them life rewards us with a thousand happy moments each day. Thanks to them we can finally hear those magic words: mom and dad.
Did you enjoy Marian’s story? Would you like to tell yours? We encourage you to do so! Leave us your details here and we’ll contact you.
Also, remember that in our Real Stories Section you can read more first-hand accounts from other URE Centro Gutenberg patients. Come read their stories!
